A CLEANING SCHEDULE FOR MATERIEL.
Daily.
Before leaving the park:
1. Unlock boxes and chests and secure them with snaps.
2. See that all tools, paulins, etc., are secure.
After returning to the park:
1. Remove from carriages all dust, excess oil and mud. Examine for missing nuts, split pins, broken parts and parts that need adjustment. Make necessary repairs.
2. Clean and oil breech recess and breechblock; after firing, clean bore with salsoda solution, wipe perfectly dry and oil.
3. Oil wheels, elevating and traversing mechanism, tools if necessary.
4. See that all oil holes are properly closed and that carriages are ready for immediate use.
5. Clean and oil without dismounting; rear sight, quadrant and fuze setter.
6. Lock all boxes and chests.
7. Signal detail: clean all instruments, oil all exposed bearing surfaces. Test telephones and go over all wire used that day and repair same by covering exposed parts. Have all instruments, wire etc., ready for immediate use.
8. Clean all collars and bits and dry the blankets; wipe dirt from the harness.
9. Clean and oil all pistols and revolvers that have been used that day.
Weekly.
1. Wash and clean entire carriage.
2. Disassemble and clear all oil breech mechanism. Always do so immediately after firing.
3. Clean out and fill with oil, all oil holes of gun clips and cradle pintle.
4. Clean all leather straps as you would clean harness.
5. Take apart and thoroughly clean all parts of harness.
6. Take apart and clean and oil all pistols and revolvers.
7. Clean with castile soap and harness soap all leather of the personal equipment.
Monthly.
1. Disassemble the following and clean and oil: elevating mechanism, traversing mechanism.
2. Pull from battery and clean and oil guide rails and clips. Trip gun and test recoil.
3. Tighten all hub nuts and inspect wheels for dish.
4. Take off wheels, clean and oil axles and hubs. Replace hub liner when necessary.
5. Dismount poles, double trees and spare pole, clean and oil.
6. Dismount rear sight bracket from support, clean and oil. Do the same for the front sight.
Every Three Months.
1. Dismount, clean, oil and assemble the recoil mechanism.
2. Inspect the surplus kits and replace all articles that are not in proper condition.
3. Unpack, clean, oil and repack the battery and store wagons, forge limber.
Every Six Months.
1. Inspect all articles of the permanent camp equipment, dry, oil and repair when needed. Pitch tentage for examination and drying.
2. Examine all articles in store such as leather, harness and spare metal parts. Clean the harness, dub the leather, oil all metal parts.